永(yong)定(ding)是(shi)(shi)原中(zhong)央蘇區(qu)的(de)(de)核心區(qu)域，有(you)(you)革(ge)命(ming)基點村266個、開國(guo)(guo)(guo)將軍14人，是(shi)(shi)中(zhong)央紅(hong)色交(jiao)通線的(de)(de)中(zhong)心樞紐、毛澤東(dong)(dong)思想的(de)(de)探索實踐(jian)地、中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)土地革(ge)命(ming)搖籃。永(yong)定(ding)是(shi)(shi)全(quan)國(guo)(guo)(guo)重(zhong)點對臺工作縣(xian)和全(quan)省八大僑(qiao)縣(xian)之(zhi)一(yi)，共(gong)有(you)(you)港澳臺僑(qiao)胞(bao)50多(duo)萬(wan)。永(yong)定(ding)有(you)(you)400多(duo)年(nian)的(de)(de)種煙歷史，是(shi)(shi)全(quan)國(guo)(guo)(guo)40個優質烤煙產區(qu)之(zhi)一(yi)。永(yong)定(ding)還是(shi)(shi)重(zhong)要的(de)(de)旅(lv)游(you)景區(qu)，東(dong)(dong)部有(you)(you)列入(ru)《世界遺產名錄》的(de)(de)福建（永(yong)定(ding)）土樓，西(xi)部有(you)(you)國(guo)(guo)(guo)家(jia)水利風(feng)景區(qu)龍湖(hu)（湖(hu)面(mian)面(mian)積約(yue)65平方千米，大小孤島68個）與國(guo)(guo)(guo)家(jia)森林公(gong)園(yuan)（王壽山），北(bei)有(you)(you)中(zhong)央紅(hong)色交(jiao)通線，構成“東(dong)(dong)樓西(xi)湖(hu)北(bei)線”的(de)(de)旅(lv)游(you)格局。